Leading expert in Medieval and Renaissance manuscript illumination, Les Enluminures offers for sale original illuminated manuscripts, books of hours, miniatures and works of art from the Middle Ages and Renaissance. To hold and to turn the pages of a manuscript is to touch hands directly with medieval Europe.
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JEWELRY: NEW ACQUISITIONS
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The present virtual exhibition focuses exclusively on new acquisitions. It is organized in sections: Ancient and Byzantine rings and jewelry, Medieval and Renaissance rings, Medieval and Renaissance cameos, and Posy rings. Every jewel is meaningful and tells a story of the past.
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PagesBooks of Hours Summer Update
No one can claim understanding the late Middle Ages who has not read a Book of Hours in bed. --Christopher de Hamel Les Enluminures offers one of the largest and... Read more -
Video entriesFriday Faves: Kristen Racaniello presents a Reliquary in book form
July 24, 2020 Nothing could be more satisfying, intellectually and devotionally, than combining the functions of the personal reliquary and the book. One opens and looks into either with the expectation of encountering... Read more -
PagesShort Takes
Browse our short videos highlighting individual artworks, presented by Sandra Hindman. Read more -
Artwork categoriesManuscripts
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Artwork categoriesRings
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Textmanuscripts.com
Every medieval manuscript was made and decorated by hand for a particular purpose at a certain moment in history. The online site run by Les Enluminures and dedicated to the description and sale of text manuscripts www.textmanuscripts.com offers the largest and most wide-ranging inventory of text manuscripts currently on the market.
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